The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday brought its three-year drive to tighten monetary policy to an abrupt end, abandoning projections for any interest rate hikes this year amid signs of an economic slowdown.

The United States remains concerned about India-Pakistan tensions as the nuclear-armed countries’ militaries remain on alert nearly three weeks after their most dangerous confrontation in decades, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday.

Stressing that world peace will depend on how India and China manage their relations, former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal (Retired) Arup Raha on Wednesday said both the countries ignore each other but India should focus on a "neighbours first" policy.

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera may have bitten off more than he can chew when he offered to host this year's COP25 climate change summit after Brazil backed out. The country has just one large convention center -- and that is booked out in December.

Alphabet Inc.'s Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by the European Union for thwarting advertising rivals, a penalty that may be EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's third and final attack on the U.S. tech giant.

Germany has initiated a move at the European Union to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, days after China blocked a bid at the United Nations to ban him, diplomatic sources said.

More than 50 of the world’s leading grant-making foundations involved in education, including EdelGive Foundation, EkStep Foundation, and Shiv Nadar Foundation from India will meet to discuss some of the most pressing issues in education philanthropy and share their expertise.